Research…
Dry-erase maker can be removed from skin using:
– vinegar
– hand-sanitizer
– rubbing alcohol
– sunscreen
– denatured alcohol
– nail polish remover
– shaving cream
– facial cleansing pads
– toothpaste
– Tabasco sauce
Well, at least I won’t have to go shopping…
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If ever a post called for pictures, this is it.
Totally agree! Sadly, she decorated her face…
On a (somewhat related) note – toothpaste can do amazing things. We got one of those grocery store plants as a gift once (the ones with the sort of foil wrapping around the pot?) and we set it down on the wooden ledge in the kitchen…
Bad idea, as the price was written in permanent marker on the bottom – and it printed itself in reverse on the wood. I thought for sure it was ruined. I tried every cleaner I had. Absolutely everything. A brief Google later – and my last ditch effort was toothpaste. It took out the permanent marker without damaging the varnish or the wood at all. It was amazing. I hope whatever managed to take the dry erase marker off with was similarly gentle on the poor thing’s face! 😉
I use toothpaste for all sorts of cleaning jobs that require a bit of abrasion. Toothpaste: more than just teeth!
What takes it off the headliner of a car? Just askin’.
Had a marker mishap in the car, did we? Purell worked a treat here.
My chemical engineer hubby says anything oil based (like cooking oil) will get it off of surfaces/skin too. I’ve also used eye makeup remover in the past (when they used to put big X’s on my hands at the bar to indicate a minor). 🙂
Chemical engineer. Handy to have one of those around the house! I confess I never use anything fancier than soap and water to remove make-up, but I’m thinking my youngest might have a bottle of the stuff in the enormous collection of bottles in her room.
And you used the remover only AFTER you’d left the bar, right?
Baby wipes work great too.
Should have thought of that! Those I have in abundance, and they were even closer than the Purell I ended up using — which worked beautifully.
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